Asparagus

Asparagus has a long history of about 4500 years. It was discovered, that one of the egyptian walls, dating back to 2700 b.c, depicts different kinds of vegetables - asparagus was one of them.

Asparagus is described as a high price vegetable. It is caused by high labour-consumption and high cost of production. Asparagus is available in April, May and June. It is produced in the western parts of Poland, mainly in regions close to Germany – the main importer of polish asparagus. The surface of production covers about 1,8 thousand ha. Asparagus is rather poor in nutritive value, but it contains fibre which supports right digestion.